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pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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Synonym of pull someone's bacon out of the fire (“rescue someone, especially at the last moment”) / To do another person's difficult work.
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pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
I hate to always ask you to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, but your help is the only reason the project met its deadline.
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I hate to always ask you to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, but your help is the only reason the project met its deadline.
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